To launch the biggest series of his life, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault did something that many fans assumed he’d be too stringent to.

NBA Finals finally started, Mark Daigneault threw a last-second curveball to the Indiana Pacers. He opted to start Cason Wallace over Isaiah Hartenstein. Don't let revisionist history fool you. While everybody questioned the move after their Game 1 loss,

Thunder coach Mark Daigneault and his team have watched the Pacers come from behind and pull off miraculous playoff wins during Indiana's run through the Eastern Conference. Now, Daigneault's Thunder have to deal with the cardiac Pacers themselves.